Key vocabulary

Why go back in time?

Some people want to go back in time to find the winning lottery numbers so they can make lots of money. This plan would probably cause the cancellation of the lottery because the same person would always win. Other people want to bring new technology to the past to surprise the people. For instance, a new car could be brought back 100 years and people would be amazed at the technology. Other people are interested in seeing old civilizations and to solve mysteries such as how the pyramids were built in Egypt.

If we went back in time we could see our great great great great grandparents.

KEY VOCABULARY

Cancellation (noun)

• The act of stopping something from happening

- The cancellation of the concert angered the fans so they listened to CDs instead.

- The school cancellation cause parents to become frustrated with their annoying children for the entire day.

- Flight cancellation caused many travelers to sleep in the airport.

- Other cancellations are frustrating for companies who needed money.

Instance (noun)

• An occurrence of something
• Happening one time

- Four instances of theft happened as four cars were stolen on Friday.

- One instance of bad weather caused the airplanes to land early.

- At first instance of cold weather, the party was cancelled.

- People like to travel. For instance, some people go to Egypt.

Civilization (noun)

• An advanced state of humans
• The people living in a state

- Ancient civilizations built with mud.

- Many civilizations worshipped gods.

- Modern, wealthy civilizations use a lot more energy than prior states.

- Canada is a civilization depending on lots of energy use.

- Modern civilizations use technology to communicate.

CHANGING THE TIMELINE

A common theme is Star Trek is the changing of the timeline whenever anyone goes back in time. If, for instance, the captain goes back in time and destroys a planet. Everything that interacts with that planet would change or no longer exist. This is a problem with time travel. If we go back in time, we may change something that causes us to not exist now. If we no longer exist, than how could we have gone back in time? This is a paradox. A paradox is a situation that proves itself impossible.

Don’t change the timeline or you might erase yourself.

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Theme (noun)

• The subject of talking
• The main point

- The lecture’s theme is “how to get your daughter to marry a wealthy man”.

- A common theme of movies is a criminal steals cars and sells them.

- The house is painted in a country western theme to make people feel like cowboys.

- The main theme of fast food restaurants is to promote obesity.

Interacts (verb)

• To communicate, talk, or make a connection with other people

- The singer interacts with the crowd well by making eye contact with people.

- Dogs interact with people by licking them.

- Interacting with criminals can get you into a lot of trouble.

- Interacting over the Internet only can cause people to become antisocial.

Exist (verb)

• to be, to be alive, to be real

- Many tasty fruits and vegetables exist in the produce department of the store.

- There exist many kinds of animals in the jungle from snakes to monkeys.

- Existing in a world of war can be hard and dangerous.

- If too much money exists, people can get lazy.

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